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Seroprevalence of hepatitis C virus among people living with HIV/AIDS in Latin America and the Caribbean: a systematic review

BACKGROUND: Studies have shown that the immunosuppression induced by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) accelerates the natural history of liver disease associated with hepatitis C virus (HCV), with 3- to 5-fold higher odds of coinfected individuals developing cirrhosis. However, estimates of th...

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Autores principales: Tengan, Fatima Mitiko, Ibrahim, Karim Yakub, Dantas, Bianca Peixoto, Manchiero, Caroline, Magri, Mariana Cavalheiro, Bernardo, Wanderley Marques
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5103446/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27829381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-016-1988-y